Been hitting the bottle? Chris Evans, 47, overdoes the ginger dye in a bid to hide his greying locks

He has become known over the years for his red hair as much as his exuberant presenting style.

But it seems that Chris Evans may have gone too far in his bid to halt the ageing process and stop his locks from turning white.

As he hosted the Children In Need Rocks 2013 event alongside Fearne Cotton on Tuesday night, Chris displayed his deep auburn hair colour - which looked much to bright for the DJ's 47 years.

Hitting the bottle: Chris Evans has gone overboard in a bid to stop his ginger hair turning grey and displayed his deep auburn locks at the Children In Need Rocks 2013 event on Tuesday night

Fifty shades of orange: Chris with his light ginger hair in April this year, and with his bright red hair on Tuesday night at the BBC event

However,
while Chris' quest to stay youthful-looking may have gone too far, the
father-of-three has never made a secret of the fact that he dyes his
hair.

In an interview in 2011, Chris said: 'I’ve been having issues with my hair. It’s too white for the telly.

'It looks too old so I had it coloured. But it’s over-coloured for real life. It’s OK for TV, but in real life it’s not.'

The Radio 2 presenter has also admitted taking pills to help stop hair loss, but said that they had some unwanted consequences.

He said: 'I’m taking these pills to
help my hair grow but it’s not only the hair on my head that’s growing,
there’s lots of trimming to be done.'

Making new friends: Chris hosted the event alongside Fearne Cotton... and Pudsey the Bear

Chris
also told his listeners back in 2009 that he had been advised by his
doctor not to eat any more butter or cheese, because the foods encourage
a form of eczema that 'pushes the hair follicles out of my head'.